Mount Potosi (Bolivia); famous after rich deposits
Mount Potosi (Bolivia); famous after rich deposits of silver were discovered in it in 1545. On the left of the picture is a wind-powered stamping mill, for treating the ore. From a 17th Century copperplate engraving
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13919763
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World History Archive / Mary Evans Picture Library
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World History Archive
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1545 Bolivia Deposits Discovered Potosi Stamping Treating
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